"Yard House 2 with Dave Schilling" is Episode 301 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Yard House 2 with Dave Schilling" was released on May 20, 2021.
"Tomorrow... with Dave Schilling @dave_schilling" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Dave Schilling (Galaxy Brains) joins the 'boys to talk movies and eating vegan before a review of Yard House. Plus, a celebrity booze edition of Slop Quiz.
Nick's intro[]
BRAC - this bland, bureaucratic acronym stands for "Base Realignment and Closure," a process that, beginning in 1988, drastically reshaped the post-Cold War economy in the US by shuttering dozens of military bases across the country. And among those military towns that would see the anchor of its local economy permanently closed was the sunny SoCal city of Long Beach, perhaps best known for its affiliation with the West Coast hip-hop scene.
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
During World War I, the Long Beach Naval Station was established to serve as the home port for Pacific battleships, and during World War II, the then Department of War added the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, which, at its peak, provided 16,000 manufacturing jobs. Post-War, Long Beach would become a major domestic hub of both shipbuilding and airplane manufacturing, as aviation company McDonell Douglas, later acquired by Boeing, established plants in the port town.
But in 1991, Base Realignment and Closure hit the LBC, and the Station and Shipyard were closed in quick succession, marking the city's, like the nation's, transition from military and manufacturing to a retail-and-restaurant-based economy.
So it's perhaps fitting that, just a few years later in 1996, a bartender from nearby Huntington Beach with a stanley name of Steele Platt opened a bar and restaurant in the city's Shoreline Village neighborhood. On the vanguard of the then-novel gastropub trend, the concept was a quick hit and locations spread across the Golden State, which remains its biggest market.
In 2012, the concept sold to current Olive Garden and former Red Lobster corporate overlord, Darden Restaurants, and today has 80 franchises nationwide.
As for Long Beach's naval facilities, today the former Shipyard is leased to a South Korean shipping company and the grounds of the former Station comprise an outdoor shopping center. And the purported cost savings from BRAC are non-existent, as the American military budget inexorably bloats.
This week on Doughboys, we return to Yard House.
Fork rating[]
The Doughboys first reviewed Yard House back in 2017, as part of Jockdoughberfest. Nick and Mitch both rated it 3.5 jugs.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4.5 forks |
| Dave Schilling |
|
3.5 forks |
Spoonman's Bite of the Night went to the Grilled Korean Beef Taco.
Slop Quiz[]
Danny Devito and his Premium Limoncello
In this segment, Nick has a food-related exam (pop quiz) and Mitch and the guest compete for superiority.
For this episode, the theme was celebrity booze, the Part 2 to the Slop Quiz from this episode: Nick names a celebrity, and the answer is whether their brand is a beer, wine, or spirit. Bonus points for naming the brand.
| celeb | Mike Mitchell guess | Dave Schilling guess | correct | score (MM-DS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny DeVito | DeVodka | spirit | Premium Limoncello (spirit) | 0-1 |
| Kelsey Grammar | wine | spirit | Faith American Brewery (beer) | 0-1 |
| Post Malone | beer | spirit | Maison No. 9 Rosé (wine) | 0-1 |
| The Rock | - | spirit | Teremana Tequila (spirit) | 0-2 |
| Fergie | Fergilicious wine | - | Ferguson Crest (wine) | 1-2 |
| Sir Paul McCartney | Beertle | beer | Old Stinkhorn (beer) | 1-3 |
| Steven Soderbergh | spirit | wine | Singani 63 (spirit) | 2-3 |
| Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul | spirit | Dos Hombres | Dos Hombres Mezcal (spirit) | 3-4 |
Dave wins!
Roast Spoonman[]
Chuck E. Cheese's
| “ | Choke E. Cheez-It | ” |
–Rebecca | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Nick: "Studs Only!" That's the Doughboys policy.
Mitch: "2021: Studs Only!" |
” |
–new Doughboys motto | ||
| “ | I took it off the bun and I shot some mustard onto it. Yea, I shot some ropes of mustard on it. | ” |
–Nick Wiger re: his burger | ||
| “ | The Sloppy Boys better watch their backs, just like Off Book. | ” |
–Mitch warning Jeff, Mike, Tim, Jess, and Zach | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | As a child, the best thing about attending boring parties was the charcuterie board. I would just hang out at the snack table and eat all the different types of cheese, crackers, and pepperoni.
My question to you is when you are having a party, what stuff are you putting on your charcuterie board? |
” |
–Daniel | ||
#hashtags[]
- #Charcuterme
Related Episodes[]
| Yard House episodes | Dave Schilling episodes |
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